Button



(No Model.)

L. J. MAXEY.

BUTTON.

Patented July 29, 1890.-

lgacgir My WW Wilgesscs NITED STATES LIDA J. MAXEY, OF JACKSONVILLE,FLORIDA.

BUTTON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letter s Patent No. 433,087, dated July29, 1890.

Application filed August 20, 1889. Serial No. 321,381. (No model.)

To all whom it 12%;; concern.-

Be it known that I, LIDA J. MAXEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at J acksonville, in the county of Duval and State of Florida,have invented a new and useful Button, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in buttons; and it consists incertain novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of myimproved button. Fig. 2 is a top edge view, and Fig. 3 is a similardetail view on a larger scale.

lleretof ore it has been customary to con nect the heads of the buttonsby a chain, and in other constructions to connect their shoes or innerends by a chain with other devices attached at a remote point to thegarment for the purpose of preventing the loss of the button in case itbecame accidentally detached from the garment. In the present instance,however, the shanks of the buttons between their heads and shoes areconnected by a chain.

In carrying out my invention I employ the button-heads A A, which may beof any de' sired size and of the usual shape and material. To the shanksa of a pair of buttonheads I secure the ends of a short chain B, therebyconnecting the buttons together. A check or stop shoe C, consisting of asmall plate of any suitable material, is secured to the inner end of theshank of the button or to the end link I) of the chain l which formsaportion of the shank in this case, as clearly shown.

In practice the button-heads are engaged in the button-holes of thegarment in the usual manner, and the check or stop shoe 0 is therebybrought against the inner surface of the fabric so as to hold the buttonfirmly in place and prevent the same pulling through the button-hole.ranged horizontally, and thereby The buttons may be arform two rows, orthey may be arranged vertically, and thereby form a single row. It willbe observed that the chain is fiexibly connected to the shank of thebutton and standsinside the fabric in which the button is engaged. Bythis arrangement the button is permitted to have a motion with thefabric entirely independent of the chain. hen the chain is connected tothe lower member of a two-part shank, as shown, this motion ispermitted; but the head A and shoe 0 also have movements independentfrom each other.

,From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have providedabutton which can be very easily applied to and removed from a garment,which, when on the garment, will be securely fastened thereto.

Instead of the chain connecting the buttonshanks, I may employ cords;but I prefer the chain, as it is more ornamental.

My improved button will be found of especial advantage in itsapplication to washable goods, as it can be quickly removed and thetearing of the fabric and injuring of the button thereby obviated.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

The two buttons each comprising a head A, a shoe 0, and a shank a Z),comprising two links, said links projecting from the head and shoe,respectively, and loosely linked together, in combination with a chainB, each end of which is linked to the member I), projecting from theshoe of each button, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afiixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

LIDA J. MAXEY.

\Vitncsses:

F. E. WoonBRIDeE, EUGENE B. MCBRIDE.

